evasion

(ĭ-vā'zhən)
n.

1. The act or an instance of evading.
2. A means of evading; a subterfuge.

[Middle English evasioun, from Old French evasion, from Late Latin ēvāsiō, ēvāsiōn-, from Latin ēvāsus, past participle of ēvādere, to evade. See evade.]

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noun

The act, an instance, or a means of avoiding: avoidance, bypass, circumvention, escape. See seek/avoid.

n

Definition: escape, avoidance
Antonyms: directness, facing, meeting

(DOD) The process whereby individuals who are isolated in hostile or unfriendly territory avoid capture with the goal of successfully returning to areas under friendly control. See also evasion and recovery.

For a list of words related to evasion, see:

• Strategy and Tactics - evasion: elusion or escape by trickery or clever stratagem; avoidance of one’s obligations
• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - evasion: means or instance of escape

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - unddragelse, påskud

idioms:

• evasive action    undvigelsesmanøvre

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontduiking, ontwijking

Français (French)
n. - fuite, dérobade (devant), détour, faux-fuyant, échappatoire

idioms:

• evasive action    (Mil) effectuer une man¯uvre dilatoire, (gén) prendre la tangente

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausweichen, Ausrede

idioms:

• evasive action    Ausweichmanöver

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποφυγή, πρόφαση, ελιγμός αποφυγής, υπεκφυγή (κν. τερτίπι)

idioms:

• evasive action    ελιγμός διαφυγής

Italiano (Italian)
evasione

idioms:

• evasive action    azione evasiva

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sonegação (f) (de impostos), evasão (f)

idioms:

• evasive action    ação (f) evasiva

Русский (Russian)
уклонение, отговорка, увертка

idioms:

• evasive action    уклончивые действия

Español (Spanish)
n. - escapatoria, evasiva, evasión, fuga, huida

idioms:

• evasive action    acto evasivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - undvikande, svepskäl

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逃避, 藉口

idioms:

• evasive action    规避动作

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 逃避, 藉口

idioms:

• evasive action    規避動作

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회피

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 回避, 言い抜け, 脱出

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تهرب, مراوغه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התחמקות‬

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